Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| usually / I / to the hairdresser's / once a month / go |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| some help with the homework / usually / They / need |
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| We / every other day / soup / have |
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| you / go / How / often / do / to the disco? |
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| I / always / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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| usually / to the dentist / go / once a year / I |
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| asking me questions / is / She / always |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / phoned / she / Yesterday, / me |
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| saw / five times / I / it |
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| feel tired? / often / you / Do |
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| never / I / know / what to say |
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| to the gym / I / three times a week / go |
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| eats / for dinner / often / pizza / Mike |
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| can / never / They / listen |
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| very often / come / My parents / to help me |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / rarely / listens / when you talk to her |
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| am / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / very tired |
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| Do / have lunch / at home? / you / usually |
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| very often / dresses / She / in blue |
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| John / late / is / often |
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| every other day. / some petrol / need / I travel a lot. I |
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| oranges / hardly ever / eat / I |
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| never / can / find / your car keys / You |
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| ? / Does / win / always / Kevin |
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| I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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| Do / every day / ? / to the gym / go / you |
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| if you need it / rarely / help you / will / Tom |
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| in green? / Can / I / always / dress |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
